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March 22, 2024
Earth Building UK and Ireland has produced a learning module on earth building for School of Specification. CEO Rowland Keable explains why we need a change of mindset to unlock the many benefits it brings. What are the main types of earth building? Earth structures can be classified in a number of ways: monolithic, masonry, […]
March 14, 2024
Oliver Broadbent explains why UK Architects Declare’s Building Blocks manifesto is so necessary and introduces his book The Regenerative Structural Engineer. Oliver Broadbent (left) and James Norman, co-authors of the Regenerative Structural Engineer. What brings you to The House of Commons? The Building Blocks Manifesto is a call to action for the next UK […]
March 13, 2024
Kate Raworth, ecological economist and author of Doughnut Economics, explains why she’s proud to support Building Blocks, the manifesto produced by UK Architects Declare, as a blueprint for government policy to transform the built environment. Kate Raworth (front row centre holding a loop) pictured at the House of Commons after the launch of Building Blocks, […]
March 6, 2024
Japanese architect, Riken Yamamoto has won the 53rd Pritzker Architecture Prize, lauded by the jury for “reminding us that in architecture, as in democracy, spaces must be created by the resolve of the people.” Japanese architect, Riken Yamamoto, has won the Pritzker Architecture Prize laureate for 2024. Yamamoto is the ninth architect from Japan, following […]
February 21, 2024
AT chats to… Michael Pawlyn about post-apocalyptic London, the Regenerative Architecture Index and encouraging clients to focus on their long-term legacy. What is Exploration working on at the moment? We’ve got some really nice clients. We’re working for Vivobarefoot, who make shoes, and in addition to being very committed to regenerative design they are committed […]
February 16, 2024
HLW has produced a learning module on specifying healthy materials for School of Specification. Senior designer Alison Grant outlines the dangers of unhealthy materials and the role that architects can play in improving the supply chain. How do you define healthy? For us at HLW, ‘healthy’ is predominantly about working and living in an environment […]
February 8, 2024
AT chats to… Anna Lisa McSweeney about educating politicians, the Regenerative Architecture Index and why every practice has a part to play. What’s happening at Architects Declare? It’s a really exciting time. There has been the appearance of dormancy, but there’s been all this stuff bubbling away in the background and it suddenly feels as […]
January 31, 2024
Linda Thiel, partner at White Arkitekter, explores how Euston Road in London, can be a healthier, more inclusive, and sustainable urban environment. Words Linda Thiel Photos White Arkitekter Roads and streets, as the main arteries in our cities, have had a different character at different points in history. With bustling traffic in various forms (from […]
January 26, 2024
The inaugural AT Technical Seminar, in partnership with SIG Design & Technology, explored roofing design and specification best practice. On Thursday 18th January at The Building Centre in London, Architecture Today hosted a technical seminar with SIG Design & Technology focusing on roofing design and specification best practice. Specialists Ross Finnie, Ian Dryden, Terry Collins, […]
January 24, 2024
Finding its feet: The Farrell Centre, Newcastle Owen Hopkins, director at the Farrell Centre, details how the centre is serving as a genuine public forum for the built environment nine months after opening its doors. Photos Jim Stephenson & Jill Tate Words Owen Hopkins “More wildflower meadows please!”; “No hostile architecture”; “More trees please … […]
January 4, 2024
Steve Webb of Webb Yates Engineers has produced a learning module on stone for School of Specification. Here, he explains how the potato/tomato line provides a clue as to how stone construction might be developed in the UK. You’ve been involved in a number of conceptual installations exploring the structural and aesthetic possibilities of stone. […]
December 13, 2023
How a new religious building typology that caters for multiple faiths could unite communities and “heal a fractured world.” Words Daniel Leon We are in an era where secularism often overshadows the importance of religious architecture. The potential demolition of Brighton’s Modernist synagogue prompts us as a society to reconsider the intrinsic value of these […]
13 November 2026
